Three days later, on July 4,[18] it dug in on two hills straddling the road north of the village of Osan, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Suwon and about 25 miles (40 km) south of Seoul.[10][23] These ridges rose up to 300 ft (91 m) above the road, providing visibility almost the entire distance to Suwon. The battalion set up a 1 mi (1.6 km) long line over these ridges.[17] There, they waited to meet the advancing North Korean forces.[8] The force was emplaced along the road with the infantry formations on the two hills, with five of the howitzers sited 1 mi (1.6 km) behind the infantry, and the sixth with its six HEAT shells positioned halfway between the infantry and other five field artillery pieces.[24] Heavy rain made air support impossible, so Smith and Perry preregistered the artillery battery in hopes it would be just as effective.port royal homes
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